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Oracle E-Business Suite 12 (12.0.x) End of Life Date
Oracle E-Business Suite 12 (12.0.x) end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data reconciled from official vendor documentation and endoflife.date at every build; the source of each date is on the product page.
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Oracle E-Business Suite 12 (12.0.x) is past end of life. This version no longer receives security patches. 5366 days past EOL — migrate to a supported version immediately.
EOL Date
Jan 31, 2012
5366 days past EOL
Latest Release
12.0
Standard release
Release Date
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Oracle E-Business Suite 12 (12.0.x) series
Extended Support
Jan 31, 2015
Extended support · ended
Lifecycle detail
It has been without security patches for 14 years and 9 months.
Attack Surface
10/30 Medium tier
CISA KEV Exposure
20/20 Named in CISA KEV
Extended Support
0/10 Available
EOL Risk Score™ — proprietary methodology by endoflife.ai. Factors: EOL recency, attack surface breadth, CISA KEV catalog presence, extended support availability. Updated at every build.
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Extended Oracle E-Business Suite 12 (12.0.x) support is available
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What does Oracle E-Business Suite 12 (12.0.x) end of life mean?
When Oracle E-Business Suite 12 (12.0.x) reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches for this version. CVEs discovered after the EOL date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database with no patch available. Exploit code frequently appears on GitHub within days of disclosure.
The CVE blind spot: A CVE-based scan does not show the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies, and none of them give you the date in advance. Running Oracle E-Business Suite 12 (12.0.x) past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2 (Continuous Innovation) or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does Oracle E-Business Suite 12 (12.0.x) reach end of life?
Oracle E-Business Suite 12 (12.0.x) reached end of life on January 31, 2012. This version is no longer receiving security patches.
Is Oracle E-Business Suite 12 (12.0.x) still supported?
No. Oracle E-Business Suite 12 (12.0.x) reached end of life on January 31, 2012 and is no longer receiving security patches.
What should I upgrade to from Oracle E-Business Suite 12 (12.0.x)?
The recommended upgrade from Oracle E-Business Suite 12 (12.0.x) is
Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2 (Continuous Innovation) — the latest actively supported version. Check the
Oracle E-Business Suite full timeline for all supported versions.
What are the security risks of running Oracle E-Business Suite 12 (12.0.x) past EOL?
When Oracle E-Business Suite 12 (12.0.x) reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate with no vendor fix. A CVE-based scan does not show this — it is the CVE blind spot; some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies and none give the date in advance. Organizations running EOL Oracle E-Business Suite should migrate immediately or implement compensating controls.